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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
February 27, 
1909. 
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Bdifopiol. 
Rosas. 
A large number of Roses, both garden 
forms and species introduced from their 
native habitats, are now in cultivation, 
and as they vary considerably in habit, the 
cultivator, but especially those who are 
just comrhencing to get an acquaintance 
with Roses, find great difficulty in deter¬ 
mining what method of pruning they may 
adopt to ensure success with their various 
kinds. The National Rose Society re¬ 
cognised this fact, and came to the assist¬ 
ance of their own members, and it might 
be said Rose growers in general, in 1905. 
In a book of 83 pages they compressed 
much information, and now the fact that 
this book has appeared in a new and re¬ 
vised edition shows that such a book was 
wanted. 
The National Rose Society's “Hand¬ 
book on Pruning Roses ” has been com¬ 
piled by a committee of the Society, and 
consequently embodies the best informa¬ 
tion to be had by expert growers of the 
national emblem. The method by which 
the instruction is given is to classify 
Roses which succeed under the same 
method of treatment. For instance. 
Hybrid Perpetuals, Hybrid Teas, Teas 
and Noisettes, when grown in bush form, 
may be pruned according to whether the 
plants are strong growers or weak 
growers, and whether each of these types 
is to be grown for exhibition or merely 
for. garden decoration. This furnishes 
matter for four paragraphs of instructions 
which may be followed out by any Rose 
grower who knows the types of Roses 
which he has got, and will carefully read 
the instructions before commencing to 
prune. 
Needless to say, this book is not neces¬ 
sary for professional growers, not even the 
experienced amateur, but to assist that 
large body of people who wish to grow 
Roses for garden embellishment or for cut 
flowers, or even for those who have an am¬ 
bition to try their skill at competition, 
either at the shows of the National Rose 
Society or any local show. 
Besides the above Roses, there are many 
other groups, such as the old-fashioned 
Provence Roses, Moss Roses, French and 
Damask Roses, China Roses, Austrian 
Briers, Scotch Briers, Sweet Briers, etc., 
all of which have their own peculiarity 
and require tc be humoured, so to spea 
according to their habit of growth. T 
new edition runs to 91 pages, including i 
structions for 1,100 Roses, and may be 0 
tained from the Hon. Secretary, Mr. E 
ward Mawley, Rosebank, Berkhamste 
Herts., for 2s. 6d. In 1903 the Nation 
Rose Society had 1,000 members, ai 
during the course of five years it has mo 
than trebled its membership. Membe 
get all the publications of the socie 
gratis. 
Sulphur=Goloured Wipdflowei 
Anemone sulphurea. 
Amongst the numerous forms of Wind- 
flower A. sulphurea may be valued as 
much for its fine foliage as for its flowers, 
although the latter are distinct enough. 
The plant grows about a foot high in 
fairly good garden soil, but each stem 
bears only one flower on the top. This 
is of a beautiful soft sulphur-yellow, mea¬ 
suring about 2 in. to 2-5 in. across when 
spread out, but it is usually of a pleasing 
cup-shaped form. This has a.background 
of the three leaves common to all.of the 
Anemones that accompany the flowt 
and are the only leaves borne by t 
stem, the rest being all radical, that 
arising from the root-stock undergrout 
All of the leaves are very similar, bei: 
much divided, except that those on t 
flower stem are smaller and botanical 
are termed the involucre. 
The plant is strongly related to the ; 
pine Windflower, but is a much strong 
grower and easier to cultivate in me 
gardens. It likes a moist soil, and, give 
Anemone sulphurea. 
